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I was forced to write thank you letters as a child, not always for presents I liked! By the time I had written a fair copy to my parent's satisfaction, I was beginning to hate the giver and it spoilt the pleasure of the present! I phone and thank people these days. Obviously in those days a thank you letter was expected, rather than a phone call. Even my own children were expected to write thank you letters and they hated it as much as me. My grandchildren phone and thank people for their presents, if they can't say thank you in person, so much better than having unwillingly to write a thank you letter, imo. I detest receiving thank you letters, especially the ones that are obviously off the production line, I would much prefer a phone call.

Re: Did you use a fountain pen at school? Read this news article

By coincidence we had someone come into the centre yesterday and ask if we had any fountain pens, so somebody is still using them.

I am also a leftie it is difficult to write with a fountain pen. We used to buy the pens with the cartridges when I was at school.

Re: Did you use a fountain pen at school? Read this news article

Yes, I did use a fountain pen at school. We actually had ink well in the corner of our desks. They finally switched to fountain pens that had ink cartridges that you plugged into the tip.

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I used a fountain pen at `big school` and (then anyway) had fairly neat writing as opposed to the scribble it is now!!

But primary school was difficult-those ink pens were old and(so I say) biased from years of right handers using them-yes I too am a lefty

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I used a fountain pen at school and still use one today.............not that I write many letters nowadays.